Adopted Budget 2022
inform the upcoming Clare County Development Plan 2023-2029 and the subsequent Ennis and Environs Local Area Plan. The Shannon Town Centre Masterplan preparation upon completion will be used to apply for significant Urban Regeneration Development Funding for Shannon Town. This URDF funding will assist the Council to actively pursue a core town centre regeneration project. Rural Development
The Clare Rural Development Strategy focuses on eight targets. After four years since its launch, the Strategy was reviewed during 2021 following a stakeholder consultation process. Elected Members were involved at all stages of the consultation and review. A draft will be presented to Council for adoption early in 2022. The delivery of the Renewed Rural Development Strategy depends on the ability of the stakeholder organisations involved in the Clare Rural Development Forum to work together to create the environment for rural development to occur in Clare. This Strategy is now accompanied by the Clare Tourism Strategy 2030 and Clare Digital Strategy, which seeks to utilize technology as an enabler. The Clare Tourism Strategy and Cliffs of Moher Strategy dovetail to support the growth of the tourism industry. Following the delivery of many projects in 2021, the 2022 programme includes: • Implementation of Clare Age Friendly Strategy • Migrant Integration Strategy • Playground and Burial Grounds Improvements • Clare Digital Strategy • Digital Hubs and Multi-Service Centres • Clare Tourism Strategy • Cliffs of Moher Strategy • Town and Village Renewal Projects • Community Support Scheme • Healthy Clare Plan • Tidy Towns Projects
Community Capacity Building LCDC – SICAP and Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP) Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF) • Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Projects • CLÁR and LIS (Local Improvement Scheme) • Community Enhancement Programme (CEP)
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The strategic vision for the Rural Development Directorate is guided by the following strategies: • Local Economic and Community Plan (L.C.D.C.’s LECP) • Clare Tourism Strategy 2030 15
